Dyeing animal fibers



lt atentecl June 25, 1929.

lTED STATES ERWIN SCI-IWENK AND KARL REICHNER, OF AUSSIG, AND METHODIUSKNOB, 0F FREUDENTHAL IN SCHLESIEN, CZEOHOSLOVAKIA, ASSIGNORS T0 VEREINFUER GHEMISGI'IE U'ND METALLURGISCHE PRODUKTION, OF KARLSBAD, CZECHOSLO-VAKIA, A. COMPANY OF GZECHOSLOVAKIA.

DYEING ANIlVIAL FIBERS.

No Drawing. Application filed August 1, 1927, Serial No. 210,008, and inGermany January 18, 1926.

The invention relates to the production of aZo-dyestuffs on animalmaterials such as p'ool, silk, hair or skin.

We have found that an aromatic organic compound which contains thegrouping S(),.NH- has an affinity for animal materials which surpassesthat of most other aromatic compounds, so that if the compoundcontaining such grouping is capable of coupling with a diazo-compound toform a dye stuff, it constitutes a valuable grounding for the purpose ofproducing azo-dyestutfs on animal materials, and the dyestuffs producedare of excellent fastness and of beautiful tints.

Aromatic compounds containing the grouping -SO,.NH- have the generalformula RSO .NHR, in which R is an aromatic radicle of the benzene,naphthalene or other series, whether substituted or not, and R is thesame or another such radicle or hydrogen.

According to the invention an animal material, such as Wool, silk, hair,or skin, is grounded with an aromatic organic compound having acomposition falling within the above definition, and also capable ofcoupling with a dizinc-compound to form an azo-dyestut't', and thendeveloping this grounding with a suitable dlane-compound. 'llhegrouiuling may be conducted in presence of formaldehyde, when this isdesirable.

When R or R in the general formula is a substituted aromatic radicle,the substituentmay be SO,.NH or may otherwise contain the grouping SO.NH, so that it will be understood that a compound of the generalformula may contain two or more g i mipings SO .NH.

Excellent results are obtained when It in the general formula is anaromatic radicle having as a substituent the group -NHCOR, in which R isan. aromatic radicle, substituted or not, so that the compound is asulpharylide of the general formula RSO .NHR-NH.COR, R or R or both ofthem being capable of coupling with a diazo-compound.

However, other sulpharylides and also sulphamides give good results andsome suitable compounds will now be named in connection with examples oftheir application, it being understood that the invention is in no waylimited to the use of the compounds named, or to the prescriptions givenin the examples.

Example I Production of a red dyestufl' on woolen yarn from 1- (2'3-hydroxynaphthoylamino) 3- (4"-toluenesulphamino) benzene andt-nitro-Qtoluidine, the formula of which is:

Cilia misc? CH3/\/ I l SfDz 1% at (Y 2 on 3 W 3 t o OHN\\// 10 kilos ofraw or bleached sheeps wool yarn are introduced, dry or wet, into a vatprepared as follows 1 kilo of the naphthol is stirred with 0.8 litre ofsodium Turkey red oil, sodium ricinoleate or like product, and dissolvedby boiling with 1.2 kilos of calcined sodium carbonate. After completedissolution there are added 10 kilos of Glaubers salt and the whole ismade up with warm water to 250 litres.

For the protection of the wool fibre against the injurious action of thealkali, 400 grams of an agent for protecting wool are added, forinstance glue, glucose, saponin, a resinous body or a sulphonic acid ofa resinous body, a sulphite, sulphite cellulose lye or a similarlyacting product.

The high affinity of the Wool for the azocomponent renders it possibleto wash the material thus grounded, which saves the usual centrifugingand considerably enhances the fastness to rubbing. The washing may bedone in a weak sodium carbonate solution at 40 C.; the yarn is thendrained and introduced into the dye-bath. The latter is prepared asfollows:

0.6 kilo of t-nitro-Q-toluidine are dissolved with 1.2 litre ofhydrochloric acid of 20 Be. in 6 litres of boiling water. After additionof 9 litres of cold water the solution is cooled with ice, and there isallowed to flow in while stirring 0.3 kilos of sodium nitrite dissolvedin about 1 litre of water. After long standing, when the diazotizationis complete, the bath is neutralized with 0.6 kilo of sodium acetate. Tothe solution thus obtained there is added a solution of 6 kilos ofcommon salt, and the whole is made up with cold water to 250 litres.

In this developing bath the goods are retained for A; hour, then washedand soured with a hot solution containing 0.5 to 1 cc. of concentratedsulphuric acid per litre; they are then soaped to improve the fastnessto rubbing, and finally washed and dried.

Ewample [1.

Production of a yellow azo-dyestuff from 1- (4t-oresotylamino) -3-(4-toluene sulphalnino) -benzene and 2-chloraniline of the formula OlHzCH3 Y 5'02 4 IIIH 3 N=N COHN 1 Y or H with intervention of a vat-dyestuff, such as indigo:

The grounding for 50 kilos of loose wool or felt is prepared as follows1.6 kilo of 1-(4-cresotylamino)-3 (4- toluene-sulphamino) -benzene arestirred with 0.2 kilo of sodium isopropylnaphthalene sulphonate or ananalogous wetting agent and 2 litres of water and are then brought intosolution by means of 1.6 kilos of calcined sodium carbonate in hotwater. When dissolution is complete 16 kilos of Glaubers salt are added.

There is then prepared a stock vat of indigo as follows:

2 kilos of indigo, or 10 kilos of indigo paste of 20 per cent strength,are stirred well with litres of water at 55 C. and 3 kilos of cansticsoda lye of 40 B. and there are then introduced gradually and whilestirring 3 kilos of hydrosulphite conc. plv.

The temperature of the stock vat must be 55 C. The colour is greenishyellow.

Of this stock vat, 16 litres, corresponding with 0% kilo of indigo, areintroduced into the aforesaid grounding bath. Since the tem perature ofthe dye-bath in the case of indigo is 50 C. the grounding bath must alsohe. kept at this ten'iperature.

The whole grounding bath is made up to 500 litres. The grounded goodsare then washed with sodium carbonate, drained, allowed to oxidize inthe air and then introduced into the developing bath which is preparedas follows 1 kilo of 2-chloranilinehydrocl1]oride is made into a pastewith 5 litres of hot water and 1.2 litres of hydrochloric acid of 20"Ht. The paste is dissolved in 20 litres of water and diazotized with0.46 kilo of sodium nitrite dissolved in about 2 litres of water, thesolution being cooled by ice. Neutralization with sodium acetate followsand the whole is made up with water to 500 litres.

The goods are handled in the developing bath for 4 hour, and thenwashed, soared, soaped, several times washed and dried.

Example [[I.

Production of a red azo-dyestu'tl from 1- (1 1 hydroxynaphthoylamino)-3- (4:-toluene-sulphamino)-benzene and 4:an1inoa7.o-

The grounding bath for 50 kilos of woollen piece-goods is prepared asfollows 2 kilos of 1-(1 4; hydroxynaplithoylamin0-3-(4"-toluene-sulphamino) -benzene are stirred well with 1 litre oftetracarnit, and dissolved with aid of 2.5 kilos of calcined sodiumcarbonate in 10 litres of boiling water. and the whole is made up withwater to 500 litres.

After grounding the goods are run into a. weak solution of sodiumcarbonate and then developed for hour in the developing hath made asfollows i 1.5 kilo of Laminoazotoluene are. made into a paste with 1.73litres of hydrochloric acid of 20 Be. The paste is stirred with litresof water, cooled with ice, and then diazotized with 0.45 kilo of sodiumnitrite.

It is advantageous to filter. After this, neutralization with sodiumacetate follows and the whole is made up with water to 500 litres.

The usual operations follow.

kilos of yarn are grounded in a vat prepared. as follows 1 kilo of1-2:3-hydroxytetraloylamino)- (4"-toluene-sulphamino) -henzene are madeinto a paste with 0.8 litre of Turkey red oil, and dissolved by means of1 kilo of calcined sodium carbonate and boiling water. 10 kilos o'l-Glauhers salt are added and the whole is made. up with water to 250litres.

The yarn is then well centrifuged; in this case washing with sodiumcarbonate is omitted and the yarn is transferred to the developing bath,which is made as follows 0.9 kilos of meta-nitraniline are made into apaste with. 1.35 litres of hot water, which is then cooled with ice;there are then added 0.486 kilo of sodium nitrite, 30 litres of icecol dwater and 1.9?) litres of hydrochloric acid of Be. Aft-er filtration andneutralization with sodium acetate the whole is made up with water to500 litres.

The usual treatment follows.

Emcmtple V.

Production of a brown azo-dyestutl' from 1- (sahcoylammo) -4l- (dtoluenesulph amino) -henzene and a-naphthylamine of the formula in 2.4;litres of hydrochloric acid of 20 Be. and 18 litres of hot water; thesolution is then cooled with ice, diazotized with 0.675 kilos of sodiumnitrite, filtered, neutralized with sodium acetate and made up withwater to 500 litres.

The dyed goods, after the usual further treatment. are after-chromedwithout drying); in the following manner There is prepared a solutioncontaining 2 parts by weight of potassium hichromate and 2:3 parts byweight oi? acetic acid of per cent strength per 100 parts by weight ofCir the goods and the dyed material is treated in this solution for hourat the boiling point. It is then washed and dried.

The procedure may be such that the wool, according to the depth ofdyeing, is first mordanted with 1-4 per cent of its weight of potassiumbichromate and 13 per cent of its weight of potassium bitartrate in abath in which it is kept at boiling for 1-2 hours;

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and treatment with copper of the dyeing obtained.

kilos of goods are grounded in a bath made as follows 1 kilo of1-methy1-2(2:3-hydroxynaphthoylamino) 4 (sulphanilide) benzene isstirred with 0.8 litre of Turkey red oil; the mixture is dissolved withaid of 1.5 kilos of calcined sodium carbonate in boiling water; 10 kilosof Glaubers salt are added and the Whole made up With water to 250litres.

After the grounding has been continued for A hour at 50 C. the goods aretransferred to the usual sodium carbonate washing bath and thendeveloped in a bath prepared as follows 1 kiloof dianisidine is stirredwith 1 litre of hydrochloric acid of B. and dissolved in 1 litre ofboiling water; after cooling with ice another 1 litre of hydrochloricacid of 20 Be. is added and the whole is diazotized withf 0.625 kilo ofsodium nitrite and then neutralized with sodium acetate and made up withwater to 500 litres.

The dyed goods, after the usual further treatment, are treated withoutdrying for hour at the boiling point in a bath composed of 2 grams ofcrystallized copper sulphate per litre and 2 grams of acetic acid of percent strength per litre.

Example VII. Production of a bluish-red azo-dyestufl on feathers from1-1nethyl2- (2 3-hydroxynaphthoylan'iino) 4-benzene-sulphamide and it isthen washed and grounded. Instead of in potassium bitartrate, lacticacid, formic acid or the like may be used.

Ear/maple VI.

Production of a blue azo-dyestnff from 1-n1ethyl-2- (23-hydroxynaphthoylamino) -4-(sulphan1l1de) -henzene and dianisidine ofthe formula 1:3:4-Xylidine the formula for which i.s:

10 kilos of feathers are grounded in a bath 70 prepared as follows 1kilo of the 1-u1ethyl-2-(2:3-hydroxynaphthoylamino)4-benzene snlphamideis stirred with 0.8 litre of Turkey red oil and 8.8 litres of ammonia of25 per cent strength. and then dissolved in boiling water; 10 kilos ofGlaubers salt are then added and the whole is made up with water to 250litres.

For protecting the feathers, 400 grams of glue or glucose are added tothe bath; the temperature should be 50 C. and the operation may occupyhour.

The feathers are then washed in a weak solution of ammonia of 40 (1,washed, allowed to drain and developed in a vat prepared as follows 1kilo of 1 3 :l-Xylidine is stirred with 1.55

litres of hydrochloric acid of 20 1%., and then dissolved in hot water.After cooling with ice the solution is diazotized with 0.57 kilo ofsodium nitrite dissolved in 2 litres of water; it is neutralized withsodium acetate and the whole is made up with water to 500 litres.

Following this bath the feathers are treated in the usual manner.

Emample V I I Z Production of a yellow azo-dyestuff on hairs of animalorigin, such as from dogs, hares, goats, oxen or cats, fromtetrahydronaphthol-2:3-sulphanilide and Q-anisidine, the formula forwhich is 2- kilos of hair bleached as white as aossi- 1 ble are handledfor hour in a 'roundin /4 b D bath havin a tem aerature of 5060 C. and

D I prepared as follows 1 kilo of tetrahydroimphthol-Q 8sulphanilide aremade into a paste with 0.3 litres of Turkey red oil and dissolved inboiling water with the aid of 1 2 kilos of calcined sodium carbonate;there is then added 0.5 litre of a hydrogenized phenol ornaphthalene-hydrocarbon, such as hexaline, methylhexaline, decaline, andthe whole is well stirred until complete emulsitication, whereupon it ismade up with water to 300 litres.

The goods are then washed in a bath of Glaubers salt of about 1:100 at40 C. and then transferred to a developing bath made as follows 1- 1kilo of EZ-anisidine is dissolved with aid of heat in 1.53 litres ofhydrochloric acid of 136., and about 10 litres of water; after coolingwith ice the solution is diazotized with 0.561 kilo of sodium nitrite,then neutralized with sodium acetate and made up with water to 300litres.

After development, the goods are treated as usual.

Ewmnple IX.

Production of an orange azo-dyestufi from2-naphthol-3:6-[6z8]disulphanilide and 3- chloraniline hydrochloridewith the aid of formaldehyde.

The formula for 8 6 is:

The formula for (6 8) is it I ll S02 N grounding vat there is added 0.5litre of formaldehyde of per cent strength; 10 kilos of Glaubers saltare added and water to make up to 350 litres.

The goods are then washed in a weak sodium carbonate bath at C. anddeveloped in a bath prepared as follows 1 kilo of 3-ehloranilinehydrochloride is stirred with 5 litres of hot water and dissolved in 1.2litres of hydrochloric acid of 20 B6.

The solution is cooled by adding 15 litres of ice-cold water anddiazotized with 0.46 kilos of sodium nitrite dissolved in 2 litres ofwater; after neutralization. with sodium acetate the whole is made upwith water to 350 litres.

The goods are then treated as usual.

Production of a brown azodyestufi' on chrome leather, from.Q-naphthoLG-sulpln.

anilide and 2: 5-dichloraniline, the formula For the purpose ofproducing uniform dyeings the thoroughly neutralized chrome leather issoftened in a bath containing about 12 cc. of Turkey red oil per litre.It is then dyed by treatment in a falling cask for 12 hours at atemperature of 60 C. The grounding is prepared as follows 1 kilo of2-naphthol-G-sulphanilide is well stirred with 0.8 litre of Turkey redoil and dissolved in hotwatercontaining 1.2 kilos of calcined sodiumcarbonate; 20 kilo-s of G-laubers salt are added and the whole is madeup with water to 200 litres.

The leather thus grounded is washed for a short time in a weak sodiumcarbonate bath at 60 C. and then transferred to the developing vat whichis made as follows:

1.25 kilos of dichloraniline is stirred with 1.14 litres ofhydrochloricacid of 20 B, dissolved in 10 litres of hot water, cooledwith ice and diazotized with 0.418 kilo of sodium nitrite dissolved in 2litres of water; after neutralization with sodium acetate the whole ismade up with water to 500 litres.

After development, the leather is treated in a bath containing 1-2 cc.of acetic acid of 30 per cent strength per litre at 60 C., and

'for the purpose of enhancing fastness to rubbing is subsequentlytreated with an emulsion of Turkey red 011 and chloroform in water.

10 kilos of goods are grounded in a bath prepared as follows 1 kilo ofl-toluenesulpho-l-na )hthylamide is made into a paste with 0.15 litre ofcaustic soda lye of 4 0 Be. and boiled with 30 litres of water; 0.5 kiloof the preparation made from sulphite cellulose waste liquor and knownto protect wool from attack by strongly alkaline solutions (knowncommercially as Protectol Agfa) is added together with 10 kilos ofGlaubers salt, and the whole is made up with water to 250 litres.

The goods are then washed in a weak sodium carbonate bath of 40 C. anddeveloped in a vat made as follows 1 kilo of 5-nitro-2-toluidine isstirred with 2 litres of hot water and 0.5 kilo of sodium nitrite isadded; this mixture is cooled by addition of cold water and ice and toit are added 2 litres of hydrochloric acid of 20 Be. After filtrationand neutralization with sodium acetate the whole is made up with waterto 250 litres.

The subsequent treatment is as usual.

Production of a red brown azo-dyestutl' on natural silk of various kindsand variously treated (unweighted silk, weighted silk. tussore silk,chappe-silk) from illllllll]0'i-(ltoluenesulphamino)-benzene andpara-nitraniline, the formula for which is:

The grounding bath cideulated for 10 kilos of goods is prepared asfollows 1 kilo of l-ZlllllllO-i-(fd'OlllCllOHlllpllllllllno) -benzene isstirred well with 1 kilo of calcined sodium carbonate and 0.8 litre ofTurkey red oil; 100 grams of the sulphite cellu lose liquor preparationreferred to in Example XI are added, the whole dissolved in hot waterand, with addition of 10 kilos of Glauhers salt, made up with water to300 litres.

The goods are then washed for a short time in a weak sodium carbonatebath with addition of some of the aforesaid preparatimi from sulphitecellulose liquor and developed in a vat prepared as follows 0.5 kilo ofpara-nitraniline is boiled with 3 litres of hot water and 0.93 litre ofhydrochloric acid is added while constantly stirring until a clearsolution is produced; this solution is stirred into one of 5 litres ofcold water, 0.93 litres of hydrochloric acid of 20 Be.

and kilos of ice; a solution of 023 kilos of sodium nitrite in 1 litreof water is added and the whole is neutralized with sodium acetate andmade up with water to 220 litres.

The usual treatment follows.

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Example XIII.

Production on pelts of a brown azo-dyestuff from 1- (l-dihydroxynaphthalene-2- azo)-2-methyl-5-sulphaminobenzene and4canisidine, and the formula for which 1s:

For grounding about kilos of the goods the following bath is prepared,the tempera ture of the grounding being 40 C."

1 kilo of 1- (1 5-dihydroxynaphthalene -2- azo) -2'-methyl 5sulphaminobenzene is made into a paste with 0.8 litre of Turkey red oiland 0.5 kilo of calcined sodium carbonate, and boiled with hot waterand. 4; litres of ammonia of per cent strength; 1 kilo of the sulphitecellulose liquor preparation referred to in Example XI and 10 kilos ofGlaubers salt are added and the whole is made up with water to 500litres.

There follows a short washing in a bath containing some sodium carbonateand Protectol and then development in a bath made as follows:

1 kilo of l-anisidine is stirred with 1.53 litres of hydrochloric acidof 20 B. dissolved in hot water and then cooled with ice; the solutionis diazotized with 0.561 kilo of sodium nitrite, dissolved in 2 litresof water and then neutralized with sodium acetate and made up with waterto 500 litres.

The goods are then washed in a weak acetate acid bath at C. and furtherwashed with pure water and finished.

Emample XIV.

Production of a yellow azo-dyestu'll', fast to washing and fulling. 011wool from 1-(2- methyl 6-sulpl1amin o) phenyl-S methyl- 5 pyrazolone ofthe formulaand 2-chloroniline.

1.00 kilo of 1-(2-methyl-5-sulphaniino)- phenyl-8-met-hyl-5-pyrazoloneis made into a paste with 1.80 litres of soda Turkey red oil anddissolved in boiling water with aid of 125 kilos of calcinett sodiumcarbonate; to this liquor are added 400.00 grams of glucose,

to protect the wool fibre, and 10.00 kilos of Glaubers salt. The wholeis made up with water to 250.00 litres.

The goods are well handled in this grounding liquor for ,4, hour at -600., then wrung out and washed in a bath containing about 510 grams ofG-laubers salt per litre.

The dyestuif is then developed in a bath prepared. as follows:

1.00 kilo of 2-chloranilii'ie hydrochloride is made into a paste with5.00 litres of hot water and 1.20 litres of hydrochloric acid of 20136., and dissolved in 20.00 litres of water; the solution is cooledwith ice and diazotized with 0.416 kilo of sodium nitrite dissolved in200 litres of water. Neutralization with sodium acetate follows and thewhole is made up with water to 500.00 litres.

The goods are handled in this developing bath for half-an-hour, thenwashed, soured, soaped if necessary, again washed and dried.

Like yellow tints are obtained when there is used, instead of2-chloraniline, t-ehloraniline, 4.-chloro-2-toluidine or2z5-dichloraniline.

In this specification and in the claims appended thereto the termaromatic radicle includes a substituted aromatic radicle and also theradicle of any member of a homologous series of aromatic radicles.

Having thus fully described the nature of our said invention and thebest means we know for carrying the same into practical effect, weclaim 1. A process of producing azo-dyestufls on animal materials whichprocess consists in grounding the material with an aromatic or ganiccompound. containing the group SO .NH- and capable of coupling with adiam-compound to form a dyestuff. and then developing the grounding bymeans of such diam-compound.

2. A process of producing aZo-dyestu'lfs 011 animal materials whichprocess consists in grounding the material with an aromatic organiccompound having the general formula RSO .NHR, in which R is an aromaticradicle and R is an aromatic radicle or hydrogen, the said compoundbeing capable of coupling with a diazo-compound to form a dyestufi", andthen developing the grounding by means of such diazo-compound.

3. A process of producing azo-dyestuits on animal materials whichprocess consists in grounding the material with an aromatic organiccompound having the general formula RSO .NHRNH.COR, in which R, R and Rare aromatic radicles, the said compound being capable of coupling witha diam-compound, and then developing the grounding by means of suchdiaZo-compound.

4. A process of producing azo-dyestutfs on animal materials whichprocess consists in grounding the material in presence of formaldehydewith an aromatic organic compound containing the group SO .NH andcapable of coupling with a diazo-compound to form a dyestuii, and thendeveloping the grounding by means of such diazocompound.

5. A process of producing aZo-dyestutls on animal materials Whichprocess consists in grounding the material in presence of formaldehydewith an aromatic organic compound having the general formula n so .nnn',

in which R is an aromatic radicle and R is an aromatic radicle orhydrogen, the said compound being capable of coupling with adiazo-compound to form a dyestufl", and then developing the grounding bymeans of such diazo-compound.

6. A process of producing azo-dyestutls on in which R, R and R arearomatic radicles, the said compound being capable of roupl mg with adiam-compound, and then developing the grounding by means of suchdiazo-compound.

7. As a ne article oi? manufacture an ani mal material having adsorbedin its surface an azo-dyestutl composed of an aromatic organic compoundcontaining the group St) .l\ ll coupled with a diaZo-compound.

8. As a new article of manufacture an animal material having adsorbed inits surface, an azo-dyestuil composed of an aromatic organic compound ofthe general formula RSO .NHR, in which R is an aromatic radicle and R anaromatic radicle, or hydrogen, coupled with a diazo-compound.

9. As a new article of mamrlacture an animal material having adsorbed inits surface an aZo-dyestuil composed of an aromatic organic compound ofthe general formula RSO .NH-RNH.COR, in which R, R and R are aromaticradicles, coupled with a diam-compound.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification.

ERVIN SCHW EN'K. KARL REICHNER. METHODIUS KNOB.

